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  New case in Italy

  by behemot in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  http://espresso.repubblica.it/dettaglio-local/adescava-i-bambini-e-libero/1995090/6.

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  Sorry...no speak italian. Can someone translate?
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  This is NOT supposed to be happening...

  by owenfieldreams in

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  2. friends

  this nomination was mine!

  this year was supposed to be a coronation...i should be up by double digits in the polls, but i am not.

  all because of this obama guy that doesnt come any where near my 35 + yrs of experience or working for the people of this country!

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  Honestly, it doesn't matter if it's Hillary, Barack or John...all are a vast improvement over the past 8 years. Things can only bet better!!!
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  So what are your thoughts on "The New Earth" ?

  by ldrnomo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  written by eckhart tolle.

  are any of you going to take the internet class conducted by oprah and eckhart starting monday march 3rd at 9:00 est?.

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  I'm reading the book now and plan on doing the class. It makes sooo much sense.

  I have not read "The Power of Now" but everyone seems to rave about it. Is it much different from "The New Earth" or pretty much the same?
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  Mormon documentary on PBS

  by TweetieBird in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  there was an interesting documentary on the mormons yesterday.

  you could substitute jw for mormon for most of it (except teachings) especially concerning obedience to the higher ups, not questioning the organization, etc.

  they disfellowship and excommunicate (excommunication being a worse fate) and if anyone questions the church they are considered an apostate.

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  There was an interesting documentary on the Mormons yesterday. You could substitute JW for Mormon for most of it (except teachings) especially concerning obedience to the higher ups, not questioning the organization, etc. They disfellowship and excommunicate (excommunication being a worse fate) and if anyone questions the church they are considered an apostate.

  I checked to see if it was going to air again in the near future but so far no plans. You can however go to www.pbs.org and watch it.
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  "A New Earth"....Eckhart Tolle

  by new boy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the most powerful book i have ever read.. many have read "the power of now"....his new book blows it away.... the beautiful thing about eckhart is he doesn't claim to have "the truth"...he isn't trying to start a new religion.... he will bring you to tears when he tells you how you have created your own ego driven personal hell.. how we have all "fallen in love" with our own personal stories...the illusion is thinking they are real.... this book will change your world....which we all know is the scariest thing anyone can ever do.. nb .

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  I'm in the middle of reading this also. I bought my husband the audio version as he travels a lot with work. I wasn't sure if he would like it or not but so far he loves it.

  I think it is a really good read for anyone who has left the org or is trying to leave. So much of it applies to the mindset of my family members under the control of the cult.
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  Watch This to the 1:46 Mark. Trust Me.

  by SixofNine in

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  dog bites kitty

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  I thought the guy looked like a dub and that is why you had us watch. Very funny! BTW, I though it was Mark 1:46 too!
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  ROAD TRIP!!! Would like to meet as many of you as I can in two weeks.

  by wings in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so, i leave from new mexico.

  i have $2500, a prius, and two weeks.

  how far can i go, and how many of you can i meet?

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  I'm in the panhandle of Florida!
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  Don't Fret About the "Fastest Growing Religion"

  by metatron in

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  2. friends

  once upon a time, there was a vast empire that was born of out events around 1914. it demanded that its youth become "pioneers".. it grew rapidly and published endless statistics of growth.

  it attracted an ever-growing number of desperate people in the 3rd world.. however, what no one seemed to notice, amidst all the evidence of its growing might, was that its empire was a money losing proposition.

  and that it made endless numbers of enemies thru its aggression.

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  In particular, I would examine the current trend to hold district assemblies in circuit assembly halls. This has got to be another economic

  compromise as these halls were intended for circuits, not district crowds.

  Is this something new?
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  my family that are not even jws get annoyed about me coming on jwd

  by looloo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  do any of you have this problem ?

  my hub is disfellowshipped and not in the least bit interested in this site , which i find amazing considering everything that has happened , its not even a case of him being to scared to mix with apostates because he doesnt like jws and does not believe they have the truth , when i try to tell him anything , he tells me hes not interested, end of conversation .

  there is so much i want to discuss with him (regarding the child abuse thing that has affected our lives ) do any of you identify with this ?

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  My husband feels the same way about the JW's that I do but has never and will probably never visit this site. He just feels its time to move on and quit living in the past.

  I feel that it is important to be supportive of the newbies that come here, especially the ones who don't have anyone to share their feelings with. When I first found H20 (then this site) it was such a huge relief to know that I was not alone.
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  How Happy I am to have found this site

  by ladylove in

  1. social
  2. family

  wow, i'm not crazy!!!

  i thought it was just my jw father that was unloving, i thought i was a bad person.

  thank you all so much for posting here.

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  TweetieBird

  Welcome Ladylove. Glad you found us. Let the healing begin!